Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-26

all statelaws those duties wcre consideret
coFelattve. He asked whether it Vas
decent spectacle to take away Gothe
from her nursing infant and keep her I'll
all night on jury.
Senator Dolph replied there was moth
| ing in that suggestion, because no womal
! under such circumstances would be re
quired to serve on jury. In conclusion
J he said: "God speed the day when, no
only in all the states ana territories, bu
everywhere, women shall stand befor
! the law freed from the shackles rivetet
on her by tyranny and by ignorance, no
only in relation to the right of suffrage
but in relation to every O aer right"
The presiding officer laid before tn
Senate message from the Presiden
transmitting a communication for thu
Secretary of State and the correspond
ence on the subject of the proposed
Nicaragua snip canal. 1t was ordered
printed.
Senator Vest spoke in opposition tt
the woman suffrage resolution.
Senator Blair made an argument il
avor of it.
A vote was taken on the resolution
and it was rejected; yeas IL, nays 81.
On motion of Senator Malone bills fol
public buildings were taken from the cal
lendar and passed as follows: To com
plete the building at Santa Fe, N. NJ, moi
exceeding S52 l2S.
Approprlating 100000 for site end
building at Chattanooga, Tenn.
For the building at Charleston, S. c.,
not to exceed 100000 for site and $780,.
900 for building.
For Jefferson, Tex, not to exceed $780,.
900 for site and building.
Senator Beck gave notice that he would
tomorrow call up the railroad attorney
bill. The Senate then adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The enrolled
copy of the Interstate commerce bill was
signed by the Speaker, and after it has
been signed by the presiding officer of
the Senate it will be sent to the President.
Mr.. Turner of Georgia called up the
Rhode Island contested election case of
Page VS.. Pierce. The majority resolu-
ton declares the seat vacant, while the
minority resolution confirms the right of
Pierce to the seat.
The debate continued until Mr.. Turner
arose to close the discussion when, in
commenting on what he denounced as
the bribery in the case, the payment OF
s. to voter to compensate him for loss
of time, he suggested that the time might
come wen man in New England would
have to be paid to celebrate the Fourth
of July.
Mr.. Gallinger OF New Hampshire in
TryDa+hnr nf Ha 10
election would not snow that much
larger proportion of voters went TO the
polls in New England than in Georgia.
Mr.. Turner said that in his own state
there was no opposition to his election,
and that the chairman OF the Republican
committee in his district had
stated to him that there was
no objection to his reelection to
Congress. This was the case in the dis
tricts of his colleagues, and hence the
vote in Georgia was mere dress parade
of the Democratic party, those who voted
only coming out to show Iheir respec ct to
the candidates. In New England
il was rare thing for the
parties to unite upon candidates
and therefore the full vote was brought
out, and all parties and factions of parties
were represented. He had the highest re,
spect for New England. He believed that
the country was immensely indebted to
that section Of the Country. Her town
governments were the best in the Union,
and her commonwealth we're well
but he wanted it understood
that all virtue and grace and all purity of
elections did not reside within the limits
of the New England states. In conclud-
ing in support of the majOrity resolution
he said it was stated that millionaires
came to the Senate by methods which
were denounced as corrupt. He hoped
the time would never come when the
other end of the capitol would be
able to arraigu this side, and say that any
party could be found which would stand
up here and undertake to retain a pur-
chased sest, bought for paltry pittance
of 81 or IS head.
The minority res olution was rejected
yeas los, nays lS0-and the majority res
Olution agreed to-yeas 1870, nays So.
Mr. Hatch of Missouri reported the ag
ricultural appropriation bill, and it was
referred to the committee of the whole.
The House then adjourned.